Foster Care

Mount Saint Vincent offers foster care services in the state of Colorado for infants and children up to age 18. The Denver-based organization began offering services in the first quarter of 2016. The agency currently provides residential treatment, day treatment, in-home therapy, K–8 education, short-term stabilization, and community training. The addition of foster care services will expand upon the continuum of care currently offered by the agency. Services to be provided through the new program will include comprehensive parent education, training in trauma-informed care of children, and family support.

“The decision to offer foster care services in Colorado aligns with Mount Saint Vincent’s longstanding mission to serve the needs of children,” said Mount Saint Vincent Executive Director Kirk Ward. “As a child-focused agency, we are uniquely positioned to provide foster caregivers support and instruction based on the principles of trauma-informed care. Our ultimate goal is to keep children where they belong — in safe, loving, and supportive homes.”

“In Colorado there is an ongoing need for foster care homes that provide safe, loving, family-like settings,” said Robert Werthwein, Ph.D., Director of the Office of Children, Youth and Families within the Colorado Department of Human Services. “Increasing the availability of foster care services for children who cannot be served safely with their family is critical in the efforts to provide quality services in the least restrictive setting.”

For more information about the foster care program, contact Director of Foster Care Melissa Maile at 303-458-7220.

Interested in becoming a foster parent? Attend one of our information nights. Our experienced staff and a foster parent will be on hand to answer all your questions. Light refreshments will be provided. The programs are free and open to the public. Join us!

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My husband and I are interested in adopting, more specifically a child that is legally free, possibly from the CO heart gallery. Does your organization work with families interested in that? We live in Windsor, CO. How does your organization train and certify foster to adopt families? What is the cost for this type of adoption? Do you work with families up north (Northern CO).
If you’d like to call: 970-217-9028
Thanks!